Roundup: 2 teens arrested in Surfer's Point murder case in Ventura, more news
Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:
Ventura police arrest 2 minors in homicide case
Authorities in Ventura have arrested two juveniles in connection with a fatal stabbing in the Surfer's Point area on April 11.
The male suspects, age 15 and 17, are both Ventura residents, the Ventura Police Department said Wednesday afternoon.
The victim, 39-year-old Raymond G. Morales, had been walking to the restroom at the beachside area in the 500 block of Figueroa Street when he was confronted by the two suspects and fatally stabbed, police said in Wednesday's release. The department has previously said Morales was stabbed multiple times in upper torso.
Police detectives identified the two suspects after following numerous leads, the agency said.
The older boy was already in custody at the county juvenile hall facility on an unrelated matter and was arrested there on suspicion of murder, officials said.
The 15-year-old was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact to the murder and was booked into juvenile hall, officials said.
2 head-on crashes on Hwy 118
Two separate head-on crashes on Highway 118 Tuesday night caused major injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said. The incidents took place roughly half an hour apart.
At about 8:15 p.m., a 53-year-old Santa Paula man was driving a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup truck westbound on the 118, east of Santa Clara Avenue, when he reportedly crossed over into the opposing traffic lane for unknown reasons, the CHP reported. The Dodge hit a 2008 Honda Odyssey head-on. An 81-year-old Moorpark woman was driving the Honda.
The impact caused the Dodge pickup to roll over multiple times. Both drivers were taken to Ventura County Medical Center with major injuries.
Shortly after 8:45 p.m., the second crash was report on the 118 east of Walnut Road, on a stretch that runs through agricultural fields north of Camarillo.
A 60-year-old Oxnard man was driving a 2004 Saturn Vue westbound when he reportedly tried to pass another westbound driver. The maneuver caused a head-on crash with an eastbound vehicle, a 2002 Saturn driven by a 31-year-old Oxnard man, CHP officials said.
The 31-year-old suffered major injuries and was taken by ambulance to Los Robles Regional Medical Center. The 60-year-old who had attempted the pass suffered minor injuries and was treated at an area hospital.
No update on the injured parties was available as of midday Wednesday. Authorities said DUI was not considered a factor in either incident and no one had been arrests. Both crashes remain under investigation by the CHP’s Ventura-area office.
Traffic victims identified
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday released names of three people who died in traffic incidents during an 18-hour period Friday and Saturday.
A bicyclist killed on Highway 126 in Santa Paula around 8:20 p.m. Friday was identified as 42-year-old Javier Suarez Soria of Santa Paula. The manner of death was determined to be an accident, the medical examiner found. California Highway Patrol officials previously said Soria had been riding a mountain bike in the center median when he tried to cross all westbound traffic lanes. He was struck and immediately killed by a Dodge Charger, officials said.
A motorcycle rider hit around 1:15 p.m. Saturday on Highway 33 in Meiners Oaks was identified as Viktor Martyniuk, 77, of Santa Barbara, the medical examiner said. CHP officials have said Martyniuk collided with a passenger vehicle that entered the intersection at Meiners Road. He later died at Ventura County Medical Center.
A pedestrian killed shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday on the westbound 126, east of Santa Paula near Willard Road, was identified Wednesday as a Milpitas man, Lorenzo J. Prinze, 23. The manner of death was found to be suicide, the medical examiner reported. CHP officials had previously identified the pedestrian using a different name.
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